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Any concerns about the Blues' ability to score goals this season may have already been put to rest. Coming off a five-goal outburst, St. Louis travels to New York to...

Any concerns about the Blues' ability to score goals this season may have already been put to rest. Coming off a five-goal outburst, St. Louis travels to New York to...

Any concerns about the Blues' ability to score goals this season may have already been put to rest. Coming off a five-goal outburst, St. Louis travels to New York to...

By Dean Esmay Sing it, Joe! Sing it, Joe!

Keith Tkachuk, 36, a comparative Methuselah to the 18-year-old Pietrangelo, tied the score in the first period with the first of his two goals on the evening.

By Greg Wyshynski Last season, the Nashville Predators were third in the NHL when it came to penalty killing. Perhaps they can access some of that game film and figure out how the Blues went 4-for-6 with the man advantage, winning their home opener, 5-2. Keith Tkachuk had two power-play tallies, as Brad Boyes...

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The New York Islanders need a healthy Rick DiPietro to have any chance at reaching the playoffs this season. The All-Star goaltender, however, is likely to be on the bench again in his team's home opener. Backup Joey MacDonald figures to be back in net Saturday night as the Islanders try to gi...

Keith Tkachuk scored two of St. Louis' four power-play goals , leading the Blues to a 5-2 season-opening victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. Brad Boyes and David Backes also scored with the man advantage for the Blues, who won their season opener for the first time since 19...

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By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues (8:30 p.m. EDT; TV: FSS, FSMW). An interesting matchup, what with Alexander Radulov in Russia and Erik Johnson on crutches while having waking nightmares of demonic golf carts. Our buddies at St. Louis Game Time remind us that it's been a while si...

St. Louis opens it season tonight at home against Nashville.

By Greg Wyshynski Central Division 1 * Detroit Red Wings 2 * Chicago Blackhawks 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Nashville Predators 5 St. Louis Blues 1 * Anaheim Ducks 2 * Dallas Stars 3 * San Jose Sharks 5 Los Angeles Kings Whatever the case, the Montreal Canadiens are my pick to win the Stanley Cup this season.

  United States - The Blues haven't qualified for the NHL playoffs since 2004, and though competitive, they've experienced two losing seasons under Checketts. ... From 'America's Best Sports City' to No. 40 St. Louis Post-Dispatch all 2 news articles

 CA - The St. Louis Blues miss the playoffs by a lot. Imagine, Andy Murray having a great impact over the short term and then wearing out his welcome. ... Chicago Daily Herald all 2 news articles

By Greg Wyshynski • Are the Dallas Stars the new darlings of the mainstream media? If you're reading ESPN, that would seem to be the case. [BoC] • From the Boston Bruins beat: Peter Schaefer could be waivers-bound, and Blake Wheeler has made the big club. [Bruins Blog]

By Greg Wyshynski Milan Lucic (Boston Bruins, LW, Round 10/Pick 170) David Perron (St. Louis Blues, LW, Round 12/Pick 206) Fabian Brunnstrom (Dallas Stars, LW, Round 14/Pick 242) RELEASED: Fredrik Modin (Columbus Blue Jackets, LW, Round 20/Pick 350)

By Greg Wyshynski But as the Blues have created a fan-friendly way to get families to the game more cheaply, they've introduced another new ticket scheme this season: Variable pricing. McLoughlin said games against the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and so...

By Joe O'Connor “The bone is not displaced,” the Leafs GM said. “The time-line on it is that he will miss the first regular season game with Detroit, but he won’t miss too many games. It is two weeks. It is basically the same as a bruise. He will be able to play as soon as he can put his skate boot on.”  

By Nightwatcher's House Of Rock So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Bishop has amassed a plethora of famous friends and admirers, many of whom make guest appearances on his latest offering, the star studded 'The Blues Rolls On'. Featuring a dizzying array of well known blues and rock talent, such as B.B. King, James Cott...

 GA - Andy McDonald had a goal and a pair of assists for the Blues, who tallied five times in the opening period. Brad Boyes, Yan Stastny, David Perron and TJ ...

By Greg Wyshynski Rounding out the top five are the Detroit Red Wings (GCI: 123), Anaheim Ducks (128.9) and New Jersey Devils (134.3, and obviously THN is not on the Kevin Weekes bandwagon). More analysis of the rankings from Scotty Wazz, who thinks the Nashville Predators (No. 6) were way too high.

Fox Sports Midwest and KPLR-TV will televise 72 St. Louis Blues games during the 2008-09 season, a significant increase from past seasons. In addition, the National Hockey Leagues national television partner Versus will broadcast five Blues games, marking a franchise-record 77 games...

By Joe O'Connor With five pre-season games down and four to go, including Wednesday’s rematch with the Blues in St. Louis, Leafs coach Ron Wilson still has 10 NHL defencemen in training camp. But the coach says that number will change by start of the regular season in Detroit next Thursday.

By Greg Wyshynski • Will Patrick Sharp be the second line center for the Chicago Blackhawks this season? [Third Man In] • The New York Rangers are loading up on excuses already? [Scotty Hockey] • Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens is a beast. [THN]

By Greg Wyshynski This is believed to be the first ticket price promotion of its kind. From Monday through Oct. 5, the Blues' "Name Your Price" promotion is valid in selected seating areas for full-season tickets, premium or weekend 10-game ticket package, or any single game in October, including the Oct. 10...

By Greg Wyshynski Last Semester: Tenth in the Western Conference (34-35-13, 81 points). There was a bit of a tease earlier in the season, as the St. Louis Blues came out of the gate with a 14-8-1 record heading into December. Center Brad Boyes was a revelation, scoring 15 goals during that stretch while playing...

By Greg Wyshynski • A candid interview with Derian Hatcher in which he talks about being cap relief for the Philadelphia Flyers and stares down retirement. [Philly Burbs] • Despite being able to be sent to the minor without waivers, Jimmy Howard still believes he can unseat Ty Conklin as the Detroit Red Wing...

By Greg Wyshynski • Kyle Wellwood continues to spoil his natural talents by going on the Tkachuk Training Camp Diet with the Vancouver Canucks. [The Two-Line Pass] • Hello Mudduh ... Hello Fadduh ... a letter from Camp Claude with the Boston Bruins. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

By TooCool Los Angeles Kings VS. St. Louis Blues Online broadcast: NHL Radio NHL Scores Yahoo NHL Scoreboard ESPN NHL Scoreboard CBS Sportsline NHL Scoreboard TSN: Kings Page 8 -- Matt Ellis 34 -- Marty Murray 36 -- Jeff Zatkoff 43 -- Joe Piskula 54 -- Ted Purcell 70 -- Matt Moulson 73 -- John Zeiler

By Greg Wyshynski Our opinions of third jerseys being what they are, that's a damn fine looking hockey sweater right there. The St. Louis Blues unveiled their new alternate jersey to fans at their second annual FANFest today. Via the Blues, and from the mouth of forward Brad Boyes:

By Greg Wyshynski Rutherford reports that Blues owner Dave Checketts insisted on the Arch being a part of the sweater, which is a complete insult to the real iconic landmark in St. Louis: The International Bowling Hall of Fame, where I had the chance to put my hands on Earl Anthony's balls.

By Greg Wyshynski • Uh-oh: Patrick O'Sullivan will not be reporting for physicals and isn't expected to take part in the start of camp for the Los Angeles Kings. [Inside the Kings] • According to Salavat Yulaeva Ufa's General Manager Oleg Gross, Alexander Radulov has told him that "he'll never go back to the...

By noreply@blogger.com (Jes Gőlbez) I remember Dennis Wideman as a rookie with the St. Louis Blues. He wasn't considered much of a prospect at all after being drafted in the 8th round, but the Blues were extremely thin on talent, and Wideman's offensive acumen and ability to run a Power Play earned him a regular spot with the Blue...

By kubbie Smith also performed live at these Flyers home games: May 13, 1975, where the Flyers beat the New York Islanders by a score of 4-1 to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup semi-finals, and on May 16, 1976, before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals where the Flyers lost to the Montreal Canadiens by a score o...

By PJ Swenson St Louis Blues right wing David Backes scored his 11th goal of the season less than a minute into the second period, assisted by Paul Kariya and Eric Johnson. The Blues tightened their game significantly, but both teams showed considerable fatigue in the waning minutes of the third. Brian C...

By PJ Swenson Hopefully the U.S. guys, guys like Patrick Kane, we're going to need guys like him to bolster a group to compete in that. I mean, it's going to be some great hockey. Obviously the Russians are still strong. The Canadians are the ever-so-powerful dynasty that they can continue to lead in the U.S. Jun...

Manny Legace made 31 saves for his 20th career shutout to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 2-0 win over the NHL-leading Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.

St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today the team has acquired forward Andy McDonald from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and a 7th round draft choice in 2008. “We’re excited to add a top caliber forward to our hockey team,” said Davidson. “Doug is...

Western Conference* 2002 _Detroit Red Wings_ 2007 _Anaheim Ducks_ 1999 _Dallas Stars_ 1991 _Chicago Blackhawks_ 2000 _St. Louis Blues_ 1968-93 _Montreal Canadiens_ 1970/72 _Boston Bruins_ 1974/75 _Philadelphia Flyers_ 1994 _New York Rangers_ 2005 _Carolina Hurricanes_

Western Conference* 3 - 1992 _Chicago Blackhawks_ 4 6 - 1981 _Minnesota North Stars_ 2 4 - 1985 _Detroit Red Wings_ 3 5 - 1993 _Los Angeles Kings_ 4 2 - 1994 _Vancouver Canucks_ 3 - 1992 _Chicago Blackhawks_ 2 - 1987 _Philadelphia Flyers_ 4 - 1989 _Montreal Canadiens_

Round 1* - (1) 2006 _San Jose Sharks_ vs. (8) 1986 _St. Louis Blues_ First Star: Patrick Marleau | Second Star: Marco Sturm | Third Star: Alyn McCauley San Jose* 1-0 St. Louis San Jose* 2-0 St. Louis San Jose* 3-0 St. Louis San Jose* 4-0 St. Louis St. Louis Leading Scorers*

By Derek Felska Fast forward to September of 2007, and some pre-season ugliness between Minnesota’s enforcer Derek Boogaard and some comments he made about former Minnesota North Stars Assistant Coach and current Blues Head Coach Andy Murray. This erupted into some nastiness on the ice between Booga...

By Jeffrey Boswell(jeffreyboswell@sports-central.org) Young and the Titans rush for 175 yards as a team, and Young passes for one score and rushes for another. Tennessee wins, 28-17. Carolina @ New Orleans (-3) Tony Dungy and John Gruden each have Super Bowl rings, but their similarities don't end there.

By Douglas Flynn – Ironically, the Blues had enough depth up the middle to deal Soderberg away in part because of last season’s deal with Boston that sent Brad Boyes to St. Louis. Boyes played wing for much of his stay in Boston, but is also a natural center and joins Doug Weight, Jay McClement, Petr Cejanek, Ry...

Fomer Blues owner gives in to police after indictment  - Jul 21, 2007 Shanahan Sr. is also the former owner of hockey team St. Louis Blues. He and his son, Michael Shanahan Jr., both face 12 counts of securities violations, ...

By Scott Butki The blues weren't born in Chicago, but they grew up here. In the first part of the 20th century, African Americans came from Southern states to find work in Chicago. They brought with them their culture and their music, the Delta blues. In Chicago the blues became electrified and urbanized.

It's all in the hockey genes SLAM! Sports, Canada - 166, while the St. Louis Blues took Trevor Nill, son of Detroit assistant general manager Jim Nill, with the 190th selection. NHL deputy commissioner Bill ...

By Richard Marcus Aside from wind, stockyards that use everything but the squeal, Da Bears and de Cubs (and maybe the White Sox) Chicago has been most noted for it being home to some of the finest Jazz and Blues in the North. While St. Louis can lay some claim to being a home to the Blues, and New York City can say eve...

By DJRadiohead “Four O'Clock Blues” and the other tracks with vocals are reminiscent of early John Lee Hooker sides in that the sole instrument, guitar for Hooker and piano for McFarland, focuses more on rhythm and timekeeping than impressing listeners with chops and solos.

By Richard Marcus In the years between World Wars One and Two Buck and other Alton natives, plus some others, made up the core of a thriving Blues scene in St. Louis. Somehow or other, St. Louis never achieved the fame as a Blues centre that Chicago or Harlem obtained but in between the wars and in the immediate aft...